Multipolar electrocoagulation ablation effective for Barrett's esophagus, long-term follow-up shows
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
A new study reports that multipolar electrocoagulation in combination with acid suppression is a safe and effective method to ablate nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus over the long term. No adenocarcinoma (cancer) or high-grade dysplasia of the esophagus developed in any of the study patients. This is the largest published series and longest follow-up of patients with nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus who underwent ablation therapy with multipolar electrocoagulation.